The Sun. — London, England, 1809-10-21 00:00:00

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY .4.1' TWaI,VE 0 1 GLOCK , Consols THE SUN. tOLEM 2UIS DICIRE FALSUM AUDL4T ? L 0 ND U IV, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 180 Q. At a l4e hour last night we' received the Anzster dam Courant Extraordinary of the l t ill inst. which contains the following important article AMSTERDAM COURANT EXTRAORDINARY, WEDVESDAY, OCTOULR. 11. " AMSTERDAM, OCT. 11.—We 114Stell to COhl rnunicate to our respeCted Readers that the Burgo master of this City ieceivzd early in the morning of this day, a letter from his Excellency the Minister of War, dated from Loo t containing an Official Noti fication that Peace between FRANCE and AUSTRIA . was signed on the ad of this month. " The above important intelligence is now, -without toss of time; announced to the citizens by the firing of cannon on the city walls, the ringing of bells, and playing of chimes. " We sincerely congratulate our Readers on this news, so interesting to humanity, and hope that it will soon be followed by a General Peace." After so positive a statement from authority, that peace has been signed, it may appear absurd to ex press any thing like a doubt upon the subject ; there are, however, some circumstances conne3ed with this point which we feel it impossible to explain.— The 4 1n4te-clanz Gazette of the loth, announced the intelligence in tbiar tullowing terms. " AMSTERDAM, Ocr. Mojesty has this day received the glorious news that peace had been signed at Altenburgii between France and Austria." Whether any doubt was entertained or not of the truth of that statement, we do not knou - lxa it does not appear from the Amsterdam Paper, that it was followed by the usual denionstrations of joy, such as the firing of guns, ringing of bells, &c. The next day, however, we are. told in' The Amster- dam Courant, that the Bargotnastr bad received a letter from the Minister at War, statilig, that the Peace had been signed at Altetiburg,h on the 3d, and. this intelligence was immediately announced to the public by firing guns, ringing bells, &c. But it is most singular that this intelligence should nut have been communicated wit h equal solemnity to the peo ple of Paris. It is singular that the Moniteur of the :.)1 11, hn:h we have received, should be pert ealy si, kat upt•ti the subjel. One of the French Papers in deed, .goes mention 1110 Peace, but it dittos both %kith iespea to the place w here it was signed,, and the date, tor it stn.'s, that the Peace Was signed at 6.c.;oeut.runn, in The right, between the 29th and 3•tti of Septerrawr. ncount appeared in the Journa de l'Empire, a Paper in which FOUCIIE leas a consieeni . ule interest, and which therefore, may be suppc-ed to obtain early and authentic' intorno- ton. We are also very much at a loss to ac count for the ril. nce of tiie French batteries. But it saerns that the Othcial Intelligence of the Peace, well aB of the rejoicings, a - re confined to Hol, kid. We do not, nowevcr, by these observations, mean to express any positive disbelief of the signing of the Peace, we have tnerely thought it right to state the doubts which have occurred to us upon the We have received a Hatnburgh Paper, of the loth inst. but it does not contain any intelligence resped- ing tile Peace. It is with the deepest concern that we have re ceived an account of the most melancholy nature from Weymouth. On Thursday the Dike of YORK arrived at Wind sol', on his journey to Weymouth, where he is going to pay visit to his ROYAL SISTERS. His Royal Highness rode not with the KING and Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA, accompanied by Lady ELY, Generals LINSIG and FITZROY, and Col. TAYLOR j Tel •-d about twelve, and afterwards proceeded on bis journey to Weymouth. Yesterday the Princess of WALEs and suite re moved torn her house at Blackheath, to her apart ments at Kensington, where her Royal Highness in tends passi:'g the winter. A n o ld L a dy in Pimlico has lately been tricked ou t of a parcel of diamonds, to the amount of 2,001. and upwards, by a Jew, who had offered ber a con siderable sum more for them than any other person, and told her that be expected his partner in town in a day or two, and would then call and settle with her ao ut them. On Monday, he and his pretend ed partner wailed on the old Lady, and after having Surveyed the parcel a second time, fearing that a de pusit of Bank notes might lead to their deteaion, he p a id bfr 50 guineas in gold, by way of binding the bargain, and contrived, whilst the - old Lady wag ab sent iGr a te.% minutes, to exchange her diamonds for false stones made up in the same manner. They toug ow iy the diamond; with them, end have not di!xoyeied, 1-14.11,5WiGH PAPL'RS. VIENNA ; SEPT. Gazette of to-,lay con tains the following article " Yesterday -arrived here Field-Marshal Prince LICIITENSTZIN, Field-Marshal Lieutenants Count Bua and Baron MEYER, . and Lieut.-Col. Prince W. LICHTENSTEIN', with a numerous retinue froth the Imperial Royal Austrian head-quarters. They were greeted by the inhabitants with a burst of joy ful acclamations, as the supposed harbingers of Peace.—Field-Marshal Prince LICUTENSTEIN is said, to be invested with unlimited powers to sign it." AUGSBURGH, OCT. .—The day before yester day arrived here the corps of conscripts of. the Im perial Guard, which consists of one battalion of fuziliers and one battalion of chasseurs, amounting in the whole to 3000 men. This corps leaves us this day for Strasburgh, and is said to be .destined for twain. - The 65th regiment of the line, taken prisoners near Eat isbou at the beginning of the war,arrived here this day from Hungary. The regiments in Vienna were reviewed by the Emperor, and received arms at that place. VIENNA, SEPT. A.—The night before last, the whole of the dealers in this Capital were calied to gether, and informed that three millions of frank of the contribution must immediately be -discharged. At two o'clock in the evening, they were dismissed, and payment of the above sum must this day be made. SCHAFI-lAUSEN, SEPT. 2 ).—His Majesty the Ein peror NAPOLEON has presented our Caueon with two 8-pounders, bearing the inscription " Given by the Emperor NANLEUIS. to . the. Canton of &ha& kausen." MUNICH, SEPT. 26.—The late expedition against the insurgents in Tyrol has proved eXtrernely de struaive to the troops engaged in it : the severest loss they sustained was near the Penzerbtidge, where 300 [lien, and loci horses, were either killed or made prisoners, two pieces of cannon and three am munitions were also taken ; Colonel .Count Anco was killed ; Colonel Count SaANErt, Lieut. Count SISANER, and Lieut. COUM LOMMINc;, o were taken prisoners ; and the whole corps dt.tacled on this unfortunate Expedition, would have been destroyed but for the undaunted intrepidity and persevering valour with which the Officers and men extricated themselves float the most perilous situations. S 1 1 .1 I N. TAP.RAGONA, SEPT. s.—Dunzsms, Who kft Barcelona and marched to 'MA-tort:lS, with airrioq the whole pillion of the font= place, to succour the army besieging Grotta, was obliged to retreat pre.cipitatelv to B3ree;ona, with considerable loss, and bot:y pursued by Senor AtrNANDA, who, ac cording to varibtis adv;ces, took from him one piece of cannon and several other Oleos. SEPT. 6.—A Courier who arii. , ed last night from Santa Coloina de Farnes, in the neighbourhood of Gerona, has bvouf,lit us he agteeble news 11191 Gen. Loooi.ortitt and Don GALICIA CONDE', attack ed with - such spirit the enemy, who were besieging that admirable place, that after having • made them: sutcr considerable loss, they took from them three batteries, mounting 18 cannons, three howitzers, . and other utensils of war. At the same time, that with no less valour and good fortune, Doctor Ito• vlll.l defeated a division of the enemy, consisting of 3000 men, of whom,,very few made their escape.— We expea more detailed accounts of these glorioUs aaions. VALENCIA, SEPT. 12 advantages gained by the army which went to the assistance of Gerona, are of such acknowledged importance, that were we to attempt to extol them, we should only diminish. The enemy is di4,raced and hambied, and the he roism of the immortal patriots crowned with never fading laurels. All eyes are fixed on that immerial man, who, with a feeble garrison which never ex ceeded 2500 men, his effeCted such, prodigies, and given a new aspea to the cause of liberty. The name alone of the illustrious herb, ALVAREZ, will - in all future times do honour both to Gerona and to the whole Spanish nation. ~1 A report was prevalent this day of the death, of the Duke of I)on•A•LAND, but we are happy to say. 4 is not true. KEMBLE ha 3, been exposed to much animadver sion on account of his having asked the audience on the first night he addressed them—"lr hat they wuntedi" 74:tie words, it must be admitted, are not the beit that Could have been chosen on the occasion, but the situation was so. peculiar- and novel, that every liberal mind will readily make allowance for his feelings at such a time, particularly as the general tenour of his'manner and langhage was expressive of the utmost reseed for the public. His object was, to colle& the distiw:t purpose of the audience, amidst all the clamour that prevailed, and to ascer tain whether the public displeasure was directed against the engagement of CATALANI, or the new prices, or both. Surely a hasty or unguarded phrase at such a nwrnent, should not have been dwelt upon with such. persevering liostilit y. N AVAL NEWS FALMOUTH, OCT. 18.—Arrived this day bisMa• jesty's sill, Ganymede, 24 guns, with five sail of transports from Jersey, bound to Gibraltar, having on board the 47th Regiment. The Pomona, DA VIDSON, from Saloe, with brandy and wine, tor orders, - 63 days passage. The ship Lord Charles, SPENCER, from Jersey, bound to Madeira ; the brig Sophia, BARROTT, from Gibraltar, with wine, &c. folt orders, 33 days passage ; the brig Antelope, SwISBoURNE, from Malta, for Guernsey,, with oil, wine, and currants, 31 days ; the brig Ocean, PDSTILE, from Cadiz, with barillai &c. for orders, 25 days out--!sailed under convoy of his Majesty's ship Frederickstein, and parted company on the t tit li inst. bff Sicily ; the Puzzle schooner, Hootauao, from Gibraltar, bound to Guernsey, with oil and brandy, 29 days out. The brig Emmeline, WATERMAN, froM Cadiz, with salt, 19 days passage, called here for orders. Sailed his Majesty's skip Hum ter, with a convoy for the Downs; the Johanna, °liters, with salt, for Londod ; his Majesty's brig Setiliott' , ?r, 18 guns, for Cork. . PLYMOUTH, OCT. O.—Arrived the French . ves sel Jeune Emerance, inballat, captured by his Ma- jesty's ship Minerva. A vessel arrived here this morning from Bout deaUx ; she was boarded in Wb?tsand Bay by 'a' French lugger privateer, who permitted her to pro ceed on her voyage; the Captain of the privateer In formed the Master of the Bourdeaux vessel, that a French schooner privateer had captured on Tuesday last, an English brig from the Mediterranean, with which he got clear off. The French vessel that strived here yesterday cap• tured by the Emerald frigate, brings intelligence that the latter had chased for 50 hours, a large 4rench corvette, supposed to burthen boo. tot o ; there were several vessels in company With her during thechase, but they all separated in the night, and the .Emerald lost sight of the whole of tliem ; on her return to her station she fell in with 4 sail, and was left in chase of them when the prize that is arrived here, parted company with her. Arrived the Ann, victualler, Capt. Ilit.t., from Basque Roads ; this is the vessel which was supposed to have foundered in a gale of wind. Arrived Also the-Prince of 11 ales (transport) Capt. WATCOOD , from Lisbon ; the schooner Eclipse, ZVILL, from London, to load ; and the Dove, COOrE;‘, Iron Bristol. &tied his Majesty's brigs Mariner inch Actceon. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 20.—Came in this day the ak.iguns, Capt. UrroN, from the Westward, . Arrived the ship James, from Cadiz, bound to Lon don, laden with sett, wool, cochineal, &c. having been captured by a French bi ig, and re-captured by his Mojesiy's ship Nymph. The ship has been plundered of various goods, during the time she was to possession of the Frenchman, consisting of many barrels of cochineal, eases of saffron, &c. • The master and cook were taken out by the privateer. The undermentioned area list otihe vessels which arrived under cons oy of his Maie.sty's ship Frederick.. stein, viz:— *Glory, Reynolds ; Albion, Hamilton ; Friends, Hamble; Curlew, Douney ; T howas and Mary, Hill ; *Margatet, Bruce; Harmony, Raitt ; Plioebe,Gunton ; Oronooko, ler wood; lane, Orfew ; *Fitz.William, Wilson; Valiant, %Valls ; *Sytnetr y, Batty ; *Rambler,LawsGn ; IVilbertorce, Etheridge ; *Martha, Butcher ; Ex Horno, liono ; Com. merce, Rand ; Clarem out, I'assmore ; Ocean, Postell ; Charles, Hamilton ; Tullock, S. Issima, Trinidad; Per. severance, Gray ; Susan, Cator; *Bee, Holland. Those marked thus * are arrived at the Motherbank. Passed by this evenit,g, the Spotiate, of 7,4 guns, from the Mediterranean, with a convoy; and it is supposed that many of the above ships have joined the same; and proceeded to the Downs. SHEERNESS, OCTOBER 29. —Sailed his Majesty's ship Salsette, Captain BA THURST, forthe Mediter . ranean, wit], specie on board to pay the troops. Captain PAYNE is appointed to than command of ' the Cretan sloop, at this, port. DE,., OCT. 20.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Vi rago, with a convoy from. Cork and Waterford,, which are sailed for the river. IiARWICH,OCT. 20.—Arrived the Prince of Wales packet, Capt. MASON, from Flushing, with Mails, and several sick officels. COPY OF A LETTER FROM CAPTAIN MAXWELL OF:THE BRITISH FRIGATE THE ALCESTE, TO HIS EXCEL.. LENCi: REAR-ADMIRAL MARTIN. " On board the Alceste, at anchor ofrlschia, Aug. 16 " Six—l feel infinite satisfaftion in informing you, that the pride/ and vanity of the present Usurper of the Crown of Naples, were yesterday completely • humbled by the bravery and good "condutif of .the oilicers and crews of Lis Sicilian 11 , I4esty's navy. " To account ibr their detention here, it is Deces- nary to inform you; dint subsequent to your the Island, I was enabled, by the active BSSiS Inc of Captains Palmer, Milford, and Purvis, to mate rangements - calculated to impede the eeemy's, pas sage to this Island, to his no small mortification and loss. The, Usurper had given himself a great deal of trouble in colleding an immense number of gun boats, which he was to review on the ifith ; and on the 16th, as he promised his credulous subjects, hi was to come here with his flotilla and squadron, to chase away the English, to take Ponza, and thence to pass over to Sicily. Several persons believed that he would_ do so, though I gave them my word as an English Officer, that nothing of the kind would happen. -On • the i I left here Captain Milford, be ing- convinced that he would not suffer the enemy to pass, and proceeded to Ponza, to solicit 10 gun ' beafs of Prince de. Canosa. He not only acceded to my request, but proposed to accompany me in per son,..with the Venere and Sireno frigates, .12 gun- boats, atunwO bomb-ketches, doing me t bonuur to say flat every thing remained at my disposal. Captain' . Airreigro niest cordially - concurred in tiis determination, and immediately weighing anchor, joined me here on the 14th, and Pritice Cariosa dis embarked with 150 troops, and two field pieces. It Was resolved, that the squadron should enter the bay, to witness the grand fete which was to take place at Naples pn the 15th, in honour of iltiona parte's birth -day, leaving two gun-boats to guard the passage. " Next day-break we observed the enemy's floe tilla, consisting of one frigate, one corvette, a d bg gun-boats, anchored in a line under proteCtion attics strong batteries which extend from ) del Ovo to PPusilippo, and secured with cables made fast WI shore. In the course of the morning they fired a salute, hoisted their colours, and made a very fine appearance while we Were becalmed at the distance of five miles. “.--At three in the afternoon, the wind freshened; we stookktowards them ; and, in an instant, that splendid and formidable flotilla, fitted out with go much pains and exvence, to take Porma ancl thinking itself insecure even under the proteEtiOn of those immense batteries, broke the line and began to retreat towards the Mule. i made the si g n 11 for his Sicilian Majesty's gun-boats and bomb% whoattack ed in the most brilliant manner, while the three frigates covered them, acrd cannonaded the bat teries ► and the French frigate,. though fastened with six cables to the Ca%tello dell Ova, was de serted by ber crew at the very commencement . of our attack. " The tiring continued 'three hours and a half; and 'persons who have left the city since the actions state, that seven gun-boats were sunk, and many more 'damaged ; and that one of the shells killed three ;nen close to Murat: That, under such cit. curnst?nce , when the people of Naples were enter* Mined . witli‘A s naval fete, the enemy'i marine force shoA be attacked by a petty squadron, chiefly be' longing to their law ail Sovereign, must undoubted', aiford pleasure . to you and the Commander of the Cape. My only merit consists in having brought it here, and I. hope that you %% ill give an account le the Sicilian Court of its excellent conduct. I 00 1 much indebted to Prince Canosa, for his prompt On' corrence in my plan to Capt. Alrnagre. for hie sea' 'nag co- operation i and Capt. Infante, for his adt niirable conduclt in the attack, " Though 14e enemy's red-hot shot aud, shell. o fell about us in great prolusion, have the pleasure to state thg they did us no mischief whatever," THE MERMAID. I i EXTRACT FROM TU GLASGOW COURIZR, RECEIVRP • - THIS DAX : TO THE EDITOR. Site—The letters from Caithness respeaing the Mermaid, which have lately appeared in the public prints, having excited considerable attention, the Glasgow Philo4ophica' 1 Society, by their Secretary, Wrote to the Rev. Mr. Mackay, Minister of Reay, to ascertain the authenticity -ot these Documetsts. The, following polite an s wer was, in due course ) re.. ceived by the Society. I am, &c. JAMES WATT, Sec. Society's Hall, Oct. IP, 1809. SIR—In terms of your and the Philosophical Sr ciety's tequest, I have to inform you, that my (laugh , . . ter wrote a letter to Mrs. tines, Dowager.of Saud si4ei.:coneerning the strange phenomenon keep- information place, merely for private inforatioo without. the s,tnallest suspicion of any other use • to be wade of it.. Zut having excited Sir John Sinclair's curi osity, he obtained a copy of ibis letter, and, it seems that by one of his friends it found its way to the. English Newspapers. Thotigh I never saw the led. ter, either originally or in the Papers, I have good rerson to suppose that it is a genuine document.-f With regard to the animal's timidity, I have only tee say, that two servant maids and a . bov being time down among the rucks, it was the cries of the' boy that made it first disappear. It . soon .re-ar - peared farther out in the sea, and ultimately disar peared, after having taken its course a considerable way along the shore, the speetattirs following, a nd walked on until they lost hope of its coming up again. The.schuol-master of Thurso's letter is also genuine ;and he is a Gentleman whose veracity is . not Callea in question. tf lam respectfully, tour most obedient humble Servant, Keay, Oct. 3, 1809. • IDAvID MACKAY. lames 13, - ;ag, Esq. Sec. Philo. So. High.street, Glasgow. A curious wager- has been laid, which is to be de.! tided on Monday afternoon, in the Five Fields Chet- sea. .Anl old Gentleman, 70 yelrs of age, and very. goUty; has undertaken to catch a duck, which it he sucetds, he is to have for his supper. The Reverend WILLIAM BRNTI NUL, who kissed the KING'S hand, on Wedne.uay, upon his being appointed a Prebend of Wes►ininster Abbey, is nephew to the Duke of PORTLAND. His Grace saw him on Tuesday, - and lamented, with much affeaion that it was not in his poAer to have' tl plasiiti - '9l, presenting him to his MAJESTY, his hronyotiotl. Mrs. Phirrkett, who stocd d.arged y o v. yeigerday bailed b , -;(oie one of .hc Judy =N